Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.3° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 2AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.3
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
NNE
9
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
47
98
154
211
275
305
240
172
114
90
95
103
111
82
76
58
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
WSW
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:44AM1.62m
3:35PM1.65m
3:50AM1.60m
4:43PM1.70m
Low Tide
8:36PM0.35m
8:59AM0.24m
9:42PM0.36m
10:03AM0.23m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
16
15
16
14
10
9
9
9
10
15
16
14
11
Feels °C
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
7
6
6
6
7
13
12
12
9
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